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Respond to cyber threats and take steps to protect yourself from further harm.
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Implementing SIEM and SOAR platforms Guidance
May 27, 2025 - SIEM and SOAR platforms can greatly benefit your organisation by collecting, centralising, and analysing important data, detecting cyber security events and incidents and prompting timely intervention.
Australian organisations encouraged to urgently adopt an enhanced cyber security posture Alert
Mar 28, 2022 - Australian organisations are encouraged to urgently adopt an enhanced cyber security posture. Organisations should act now and follow ACSC’s advice to improve their cyber security resilience in light of the heightened threat environment.
Advisory 2020-016: "Zerologon" - Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) Advisory
Sep 22, 2020 - The ACSC recommends organisations immediately patch affected Microsoft Windows systems with the Microsoft August 2020 Security Updates, released 11/08/2020.
Small business cloud security guides
Apr 2, 2024 - ASD's ACSC has released a series of guides designed to help small businesses secure their cloud environment.
Report a vulnerability Service
Report vulnerabilities that are not publicly known, through the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre's (ASD’s ACSC) coordinated vulnerability disclosure service.
Archived reports and statistics
Feb 13, 2025 - Search archived report and statistics
JCSC virtual presentations on Log4j2 vulnerability – Friday 17 December News
Dec 16, 2021 - A critical alert and advisory has been published on the Log4j2 vulnerability. On Friday 17 December 2021, ASD's ACSC’s Joint Cyber Security Centres (JCSCs) will facilitate a series of virtual awareness and advice sessions about this vulnerability. Australians are urged to act now to secure their computer systems against this critical software vulnerability.
Connecting with others online
Jul 30, 2024 - It is easier than ever to stay in contact with people online. However, using popular online apps and tools can make you more susceptible to cybercriminals.
User education
Apr 11, 2023 - This page lists publications on cybersecurity that relate to the behaviour of people and virtual communities of people.
Operational technology environments
Oct 4, 2024 - This page lists publications on critical infrastructure and their supporting operational technology environments.
Essential Eight
Nov 27, 2023 - While no set of mitigation strategies are guaranteed to protect against all cyberthreats, organisations are recommended to implement eight essential mitigation strategies from the Strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents  as a baseline. This baseline, known as the Essential Eight, makes it much harder for adversaries to compromise systems.
Incident response
Apr 12, 2024 - This page lists publications on preparing for and responding to cybersecurity incidents.
Cloud security guidance
Jan 18, 2024 - This page lists publications on securing the use of cloud computing services.
Gateway hardening Guidance
Jul 29, 2022 - This page lists publications on the hardening of gateway services.
Secure mobility
Feb 4, 2021 - This page lists publications on mobile device management and usage.
System hardening
Dec 2, 2020 - This page lists publications on the hardening of applications and IT equipment.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - Configure Macro Settings Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Configuring macro settings protects an organisation’s systems from malicious macros. Macros are powerful tools. They were introduced to improve productivity however their functionality can also be used by cyber criminals to compromise a user’s system.
Recovering compromised bank accounts and online payment accounts Guidance
Nov 10, 2023 - Bank accounts are among the most important accounts to us and the most prized accounts to cybercriminals.
Resources for business and government
Resources for business and government on cybersecurity.
Partner hub Hub item
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security (ASD’s ACSC) Partnership Program enables Australian organisations and individuals to engage with the ACSC and fellow partners, drawing on collective understanding, experience, skills and capability to lift cyber resilience across the Australian economy.
Set up and perform regular backups
Nov 9, 2022 - Backing up and having backups mean you can restore your files if something goes wrong. It is a precautionary measure so that your data is accessible in case something happens to your computer.
Reports and statistics
Nov 3, 2022 - Find the latest cyber security reports and statistics
Secure by Design
Jul 22, 2024 - Secure by Design is a proactive, security-focused approach to the development of digital products and services that necessitates a strategic alignment of an organisation’s cybersecurity goals. Secure by Design requires cyberthreats to be considered from the outset to enable mitigations through thoughtful design, architecture and security measures. Its core value is to protect consumer privacy and data through designing, building, and delivering products with fewer vulnerabilities.
